House debates
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That notice No. 2, government business, be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement, I present the following reports: Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence, Examination of the Australian...
- Public Works Committee; Report (2 speeches)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, I present the second report of 2013, relating to referrals made February to April 2013, and I ask leave of the House to make a...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Drewett, Mr Brad (1 speech)
Last week, former Australian tennis player Brad Drewett, lost his fight to the cruellest of opponents, motor neurone disease. Brad had twice been Australian Junior Champion, represented Australia...
- Diversity ACT (1 speech)
I recently had the great honour of officiating at the opening of the Diversity ACT Hub in Kambah. I am a very strong supporter of the work that Diversity ACT does, and it has done some great work...
- Royal Flying Doctor Service (1 speech)
Today, 15 May 2013, marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical Service, now known as the iconic Royal Flying Doctor Service. The brainchild of the...
- Margaret Olley Art Centre (1 speech)
I was very privileged on 11 April to attend and participate in the sod turning for the Margaret Olley Art Centre at the Tweed River Art Gallery at Murwillumbah. The federal Labor government...
- Adoption (1 speech)
Just after the last session of parliament I was at the South Ballajura shops when I was approached by Michael Tittensor. Mr Tittensor asked me about the Prime Minister's apology to those forcibly...
- Petition: Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change (1 speech)
I rise today to speak to a petition recently handed to me by representatives of the Eritrean National Council for Democratic Change. The petition contains several hundred signatures, many from my...
- Costello, Hon. Peter, AC (2 speeches)
I am very pleased that the current Treasurer is in the House, because today I rise to congratulate a great friend, mentor and inspiration of mine—my predecessor in the seat of Higgins and...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I inform the House that the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Minister for Trade and Competitiveness and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Asian Century Policy...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (14 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I remind her that she promised on at least 165 separate occasions to deliver a budget surplus in the current financial year. 'Failure is not an option,' she...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before I call the member for Parramatta, I would like to inform the House that we have visiting us today in the gallery a delegation of members of parliament from Vietnam. I welcome them warmly...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Economy (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. How will the budget help keep the economy strong and ensure all Australians benefit by promoting fairness and opportunity?
- Budget (11 speeches)
My question is again to the Treasurer. Now that the Treasurer has had time to get the answer, I again remind the Treasurer that he introduced a debt limit cap of $300 billion. How much, as a...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I do want to acknowledge that in the gallery this afternoon we have the former Singaporean foreign affairs minister, Mr George Yeo, visiting the Australian parliament. Mr Yeo is in Australia to...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Budget (19 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform. How does this budget help us build a fairer society by locking in...
- Public Transport (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. Can the minister please outline to the House the government's investment in public transport and why it is a smarter and fairer...
- Mining Tax (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I remind the Treasurer that revenue from the mining tax has collapsed by 95 per cent, causing forecasts to be revised down in this budget from $22.5 billion to...
- 457 Visa (14 speeches)
() (): My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Is the minister aware that the greatest jobs growth in Australian history was in WA and Queensland in the Charles...
- Budget (30 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer. How is the government building a stronger economy with responsible savings measures that chart a pathway back to surplus and why is it important that we...
- Families (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. What responsible decisions has this government made to ensure we have a fairer system to support families?...
- Questions to the Speaker (0 speeches)
- Personal Explanations (0 speeches)
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Madam Speaker, I wish to make a personal explanation.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings and I move: That the House take note of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Law Enforcement Committee; Membership (2 speeches)
I have received advice from the Chief Government Whip that he has nominated Mr McClelland to be a member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement in place of Mr Hayes.
- Selection Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present report No. 79 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private members' business on Monday, 27 May 2013. The report will be...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Budget (17 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for North Sydney proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry, I present the committee's report on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
- Human Rights Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights I present the committee's sixth report of 2013 entitled Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (1 speech)
The Speaker has received two messages from the Senate informing the House of a change in membership of certain joint committees. I do not propose to read the messages, which will be recorded in...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Business (0 speeches)
- Suspension of Standing and Sessional Orders (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That so much of the standing and session orders be suspended as would prevent the resumption of debate on the Medicare Levy Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013,...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Medicare Levy Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, DisabilityCare Australia Fund Bill 2013, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax Rates Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Second Reading (2 speeches)
This parliament has a shared commitment to a better deal for Australians with a disability. In the words of the Leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, 'the NDIS is an idea whose time has come'....
- Medicare Levy Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, DisabilityCare Australia Fund Bill 2013, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax Rates Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- DisabilityCare Australia Fund Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2013; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency Bill 2013, Australian Aged Care Quality Agency (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Amendment Bill 2013, Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (1 speech)
I wish to speak to this collection of bills, which are part of the cognate debate for the Aged Care (Living Longer Living Better) Bill 2013. This legislation provides the framework for Labor's...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Dunkley Electorate: National Broadband Network (3 speeches)
Mr Deputy Speaker, you and many of my colleagues here have been to that great Southern Hemisphere capital which is not Santiago or Buenos Aires: it is Frankston! You would know that that capital...
- Deakin Electorate: Clean Technology Investment Program (1 speech)
On Friday, 3 May I visited the Vermont terracotta roof tile factory operated by CSR Building Products. As many people in my part of Melbourne know, they are a very longstanding local employer...
- Gilmore Electorate: Work Experience, Gilmore Electorate: CCTV Cameras (1 speech)
Colleagues would know that we always have work experience people in our office and we ask them to speak about their experience. I would like to quote from the speech by Kate Sinclair, a year 12...
- Shortland Electorate: Fire Services (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the ongoing closures of fire stations by the O'Farrell Liberal government in New South Wales. First, I would like to put on record my thanks to the firefighters within...
- Hasluck Electorate (1 speech)
I represent a great local community—a diverse community with people from all walks of life. But the one thing they have in common is their will to succeed. The people in my community are...
- Our Stories : 52 Stories in 52 Weeks (3 speeches)
Last Thursday, on a balmy autumn night at the Narre Warren Bowls Club, a hundred people came together to celebrate the end of a journey—a journey that chronicled the very best of our...
- South Australia: Roads (1 speech)
I rise to welcome the $500 million commitment made by the Leader of the Opposition last month that a coalition government will support the continuing upgrade of the north-south road corridor in...
- Lyme Disease, Climate Change (1 speech)
A medical condition, be it a disease, syndrome or disorder, is classed by the European Organisation for Rare Diseases as rare if it affects fewer than one in 2,000 people, while in Australia the...
- East West Link (1 speech)
The East West Link is a vital piece of infrastructure that is desperately needed for Melbourne, particularly for residents in eastern Melbourne, including in my electorate of Aston, who face...
- China (1 speech)
) ( ): In early April, the Prime Minister led the most senior ministerial delegation to visit China. My electorate of Banks has one of the highest numbers of overseas born Chinese in this...
- Foreign Investment (1 speech)
Riverina farmers are anxiously awaiting some leadership from the Treasurer, who has an important decision to make in the weeks ahead. The Treasurer will almost certainly get the final say on...
- Personal Explanation (7 speeches)
Speaker, I rise to make a personal explanation.
- Bangladesh: Industrial Accidents (1 speech)
For nearly 30 years the Bhopal Union Carbide tragedy was the worst industrial accident. Unfortunately, on 24 April, the Rana Plaza collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh, claiming 1,127 lives, took that...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Vietnam War (1 speech)
I rise to speak about the government's failure to bring justice to the more than 450 doctors, nurses and anaesthetists who served as members of the SEATO civilian surgical medical teams that...
- Page Electorate: Coal Seam Gas (1 speech)
In my seat of Page, which includes the beautiful Northern Rivers area with some of the country's best agricultural lands, best horticultural produce, pristine areas and waters, including an...
- National Broadband Network (1 speech)
I wish to speak about the coalition's plans to deliver fast and affordable broadband to all Australians. It is important to remember that both major parties have the same goal, to deliver fast...
- Infrastructure (1 speech)
The electorate of Blair has seen the most significant investment in infrastructure for many years under this federal Labor government. This is because the Labor government has invested in...
- Wilson, Private Kyle (1 speech)
I rise today to praise the efforts of Private Kyle Wilson of Castle Hill in my electorate who this year in the Australia Day honours received a Commendation for Gallantry. This brave 22-year-old...
- Racism (1 speech)
There are many evils in our society, but there is no evil greater than anti-Semitism. I was interested to read in the Australian today that Professor Rees of the Sydney Peace Foundation, who is...
- Child Care (1 speech)
The electorate of Higgins has a longstanding and deserved reputation as a wonderful place to raise children. As such, since becoming the member Higgins, I have made it a priority to visit...
- Corio Electorate: Commuting (1 speech)
As the Cats climb to the top of the AFL ladder on Friday night, so too has the issue of ballooning commuting time, both on the roads and on public transport, when travelling to and from Geelong....
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- Petition: Mobile Phone Coverage (1 speech, 1 comment)
I rise to table a petition which has been found to be in order by the Petitions Committee. The petition read as follows— TO THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Kingston Electorate: Anzac Day (2 speeches)
April 25 is an extremely important day in our national calendar as we mark Anzac Day each year. It is a day to recognise the sacrifice of those defending our country and to commemorate those who...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Motions (0 speeches)
- Forced Adoption (13 speeches)
I am very proud as the member for Ballarat and a member of this parliament, which has recognised and apologised on behalf of the Australian people for the shameful policies and practices of...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That business intervening before order of the day No. 3, committee and delegation reports be postponed until a later hour this day. Question agreed to.
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Migration Committee; Report (4 speeches)
Multiculturalism is one of Australia's greatest assets. It is something the western half of my Riverina electorate is built upon. It is important that we as a parliament acknowledge this as one...
- Condolences (0 speeches)
- Wilson, Hon. Ian Bonython Cameron, AM (7 speeches)
I wanted to be associated with this condolence motion in relation to Ian Wilson, known as the Hon. Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson, AM. Ian was a friend. I last saw him on 5 March at his home in...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn. Question agreed to. Federation Chamber adjourned at 19 : 03
